Refrigerator.



YE.D.GONROY.

REFRIGERATOR.

- APPLICATION FILED APR. 24, 1909.

Patented July 19, 1910.

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REFRIGERATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 24, 1909.

fatented July 19, 1910. Serial No. 492,028.

To all whom it may concern: lie it known that I, ELIZA D. Connor, a citizen of the United States, residing at Waco, in the county of McLennan and State ofv Texas, have invented new and useful lme provel'nents in Refrigerators, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to refrigerators, the

tor having a number of compartments and a number of doors glvmg access to said comcombmed with means for en shift ed for the purpose of bringing any re quired compartment into an accessible position, thereby saving valuable space, a. particularly desirable feature in apartment houses. Furthermore, the compartments of the refrigerator are entirely separate and cut off from each other thereby rendering the refrigerator as a whole sanitary and preventing the eommingling of odors from the different materials placed therein With the above and other objects in view, the nature of which will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction, combina tion and arrangement herein fully described, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings; Figure 1 object in view being to provide a refrigerais a view in elevation of the improved refrigerator. Fig. 2 is a'vertical diametrical sectlon through the same. F 1g. 3 IS a hor1 -zontal section taken about midway the height of the refrigerator. Fig. 4 is a de tail horizontal section through one of the ball bearings.

- The refrigerator of this invention com-- pnisesessentially'a top section 1, a bottom section .or base 2 main sefction 3. As shown in Fig. 3, the intermediate section is divided by radial partitions 4 into a plurality of segmental compartments, the intermediate section as well as thetop and bottom sections being eylindrical inform and the intermediate section being provided with a plurality of curved doors 5 and 6, the curvature of the doors corresponding to the general curvature of the intermediate section, thereby adding to the symmetry of the design.

The base 2 consists of a disk-shaped plate having an upstanding peripheral flange 7 within which the bottom edgeof the interand an intermediate or I icentric flange l1 mediate section 3 is adapted to turn. The base or bottom section 2 is mounted upon suitable supporting feet 8 and held at any suitable elevation thereby. The top wall 9 ofthe intermediate section is imperforate and where the outer edge of said top wall joins the outer cylindrical wall of the intermediate section, an upstanding annular half-round bearing flange 10 is formed over which works a correspondingly shaped conat the bottom of the top section 1, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The parts 10 and 11 Work in close relation to .each other in the operation of revolving the intermediate section 8 thereby excluding air and serving to retain the cold air within the refrigerator. The top section 1 is provided with a suitable cover or lid 12 which may be hingedthereto as shown at 13 and provided with a suitable catch or fastener as shown at 14.

The top section 1 forms the ice coinparb ment and within said ice compartment there is arranged a removable ice tray 15 preferably of inverted frusto-conical form as shown inFig. 2, the said ice tray being pro,- videdwith dished-bottom 16 having a central opening surroundml by a central drain pipe 1? the length of which is sullicicnt to extend downward entirely through the intermediate section and also through the bottom section where it is provided with a trap lS, the latter being shown as hemispherical in shape and embodying 1m in ternally threaded ring 19' detachably secured upon the lower extremity of the drain pipe 17 as shown in Fig. 2. The ring 19 is connected to the main body of the trap 18 by spokes or braces 20 which serve to support the trap in position'while allowing the water to overflow therefrom. This also fornis a water seal to prevent. air from finding its way upward through the drain pipe.

The intermediate section 3 comprises a central cold air pipe 21 to which the iartitions at are connected by an air-tight joint at their inner edges. sufficiently greater diameter than the center drain pipe 17 to leave an intervening annular cold air space 22 which receives the cold air from the space 23 extending around the bottom and sides of the ice tray 15, the side walls of the :ice tray being perforated as shown at 24-130 allow thehold air from the in Fig. 2. In connection with the balls 25,.

a suitable ball retainer 27 is employed for the purpose of retaining the balls in place when the center pipe 17 is withdrawn as hereinafter described. In like manner a ball bearing is arranged at the top of the intermediate section 3, embodying a ball cup 28 on the intermediate sect-ion in which are arranged balls 29 which work in contact with a ball race 30 at the bottom of the ice tray immediately adjacent to the junction of the ice tray and the center drain pipe 17 as clearly shown in Fig. 2. A'ball retainer 31 v is also arranged at this pointto hold the balls 29 in place when the center drain pipe 17 is withdrawn in an upward direction.

32 designates a grate for supporting ice above the bottom of the ice tray, while 33 designates shelves arranged in the several compartments of the inxef'mediate section for supporting the various articles placed therein. a

In view of the construction described it will be seen that the ice tray 15 together with the center drain pipe 17 may be re moved from the remainder of the refrigerator by opening the top 12 of the refrigerator and withdrawing said tray in an upward direction. Before doing this, however, it is necessary to remove the trap 18 by unscrewing the same from" the lower end of the drain pipe. The top section lmay then be removed from the intermediate section and if desired, the intermediate section may be lifted off the bottoni section or' base. Thus different parts of the refrigerator may be readily disassembled which will greatly facilitate the thorough cleansing of the same. By making the intermediate section revoluble, the'refrigerator may be placed against a side wall or in a corner and yet access .may be readily obtained to each and all ofthe compartments thereof by revolving the intermediate section to the necessary extent.

i I claim 1. A refrigerator of cylindrical shape, comprising separable top, bottom and intermediate sections, the intermediate section being revoluble upon the bottom section and containing a storage compartment and a central cold air pipe, and an ice tray removably mounted in the top section and embodying a straight central drain pipe which extends downward through the cold air pipe of the intermediate section and adapted to be withdrawn in an upward direction therefrom.

"2) A refrigerator comprising separable top, bottom and intermediate sections, the intermediate section being revoluble upon the bottom section and embodying a central cold air pipe perforated to communicate with the interior of the intermediate section, radial partitions extending from said cold air pipe outward and dividing the intermediate section into a plurality of compartments, and a removable ice tray fitted in the top section and provided with a central downwardly extending drain pipe of less diameter than the cold air pipe and entending lengthwise withinsaid cold air pipe, substantially as described.

3. A refrigerator comprising separable top, bottom and intermediate sections, the intermediate section being revoluble upon the bottom section and provided alongthe margin of the top thereof with an upstanding annular bearin section, the top section being provided at its lower marginal edge with a concentric flange which is also arched in cross section and embraces said bearing flange, a cold air pipe extending vertically and centraltyy of the intermediate section and perflsrated, to communicate with the internal spade 'of the intermediate section, an ice tray fitted in the top section and embodying a dished bottom, and a center drain pipe extending from said dished bottomdownward through the cold air pipe of the intermediate section and through the bottom section, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses. I

ELIZA D. CONROY.

Witnesses:

E. F. Mn'rzn, W. BISHOP.

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